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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Bogie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bogie and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Bogie:
- 37.779029, -84.051205
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Bogie
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Estill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill County
- Since Bogie is near Madison County and also Clark County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clark County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Bogie
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bogie ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Clarksville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Fox
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Fox is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Happy Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Happy Top is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Top
- Iron Mound
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Iron Mound is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mound
- Lilly's Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly's Ferry is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly's Ferry
- Log Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Log Lick is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick
- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Powell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Pea Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pea Ridge is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Rice Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rice Station is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Station
- Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Spout Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Stump
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stump is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stump
- Sweet Lick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Lick is located in Estill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lick
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bogie to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bogie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bogie and extending to:
- Irvine, which is the Seat of Estill County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Bogie to Frankfort, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bogie) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Bogie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bogie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7790, Longitude: -84.0512 In this case, the coordinates for Bogie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.145 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.126 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.085 degrees. |
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